US Patent Issued to Winston Products on March 25 for "Come along device" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,244, issued on March 25, was assigned to Winston Products LLC (Cleveland).

"Come along device" was invented by Troy Hatcher (Bay Village, Ohio) and Jesse Paradis (North Royalton, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an improved come along device with a handle, a release trigger for a stop pawl, and a push tab for a release pawl. The handle may allow an operator to better grasp the come along device. The release trigger allows an operator to release tension in a cable by disengaging the stop pawl when the trigger is pulled and engaging the stop pawl when the trigger is released. The push tab allows an operator to disengage...